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Discussion in 'Windows 10' started by impsy, Aug 29, 2015.

  1. impsy

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    Hey I had a regular 1tb harddrive and then I got a SSD, added it in and installed windows 7 to 10 on it, kept the stuff on the other harddrive because im still using some things that were on it, now when i boot up it says cannot find operating system and i have to use F11 and choose to use windows 10 from volume/disk 1 and whatnot to boot into windows 10, i'm pretty sure i installed it onto the ssd does anyone know how i can fix booting up because currently i have to use that work-around to even get on my computer. Not sure why it cant just boot from the SSD when i choose it from the selection or why it cant just find it automatically
     
    impsy, Aug 29, 2015
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  3. Bill

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    See if you can get to the W10 equivalent of 'Computer' where the drive letters for the hard drives are displayed and see if your SSD is named 'C'.
     
    Bill, Aug 29, 2015
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  4. Rich M

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    I am a little puzzled by "Installed Windows 7-10". Does that mean you have two versions of Windows installed on it? Or does it mean you installed 7 and then upgraded to 10?
    Did you install the older version first if there are two OS installed on the drive?
     
    Rich M, Aug 29, 2015
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  5. Bill

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    impsy, If your 1tb drive had your operating system on it, it should have been labelled Drive 0. Adding the SSD with the new O/S and leaving the 1tb HHD in place has confused your BIOS. If the SSD is to be your new primary drive it should carry the Disk 0 designation.
     
    Bill, Aug 30, 2015
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  6. Rich M

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    It suffices to say the boot drive has to have the lowest drive #. Not all boards have a "0" drive choice, in fact most start with 1 today.
     
    Rich M, Aug 30, 2015
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  7. DSTM (Dougie)

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    Doesn't have to be although it is recommended. I run three OS's on sata ports 1. 2 and 3 on the Mobo.
    I haven't noticed any differences booting into either OS.:)
     
    DSTM (Dougie), Aug 30, 2015
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